Papers on “corporate sustainability”
Research on “corporate sustainability” in the 480 tracked journals: papers per year and category, the journals, institutions and countries publishing it, the keywords studied with it and its most-cited papers. It is not among the most frequent keywords of the last 30 days, so this page has no list of its latest papers. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “corporate sustainability” appeared in 832 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in finance (325), management (247) and economics (121).
- 245 of them were published in 2025, against 32 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (11), Xiamen University (10) and Central University of Finance and Economics (9).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (122), International Review of Economics & Finance (56) and International Review of Financial Analysis (32).
- The most-cited of them is “ESG performance and firm value: The moderating role of disclosure” (Global Finance Journal, 2017), with 1,608 citations.
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 135 | 64 |
| Management | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 33 | 26 | 57 | 43 |
| Economics | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 21 |
| Operations Research | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Accounting | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Marketing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Information Systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| AI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 32 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 49 | 48 | 84 | 154 | 245 | 159 |
Where the papers come from#
| # | Journal | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance research letters | 122 |
| 2 | International Review of Economics & Finance | 56 |
| 3 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 32 |
| 4 | Research in International Business and Finance | 30 |
| 5 | Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 21 |
| 6 | Economic Analysis and Policy | 21 |
| 7 | Journal of Business Ethics | 20 |
| 8 | Energy Economics | 18 |
| 9 | Journal of Business Research | 16 |
| 10 | Resources Policy | 10 |
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 11 |
| 2 | Xiamen University | 10 |
| 3 | Central University of Finance and Economics | 9 |
| 4 | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics | 9 |
| 5 | Wuhan University | 8 |
| 6 | Macquarie University | 7 |
| 7 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 7 |
| 8 | University of Turin | 7 |
| 9 | Capital University of Economics and Business | 6 |
| 10 | Copenhagen Business School | 6 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 291 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 64 |
| 3 | United States | 59 |
| 4 | Italy | 45 |
| 5 | France | 41 |
| 6 | Australia | 38 |
| 7 | Germany | 28 |
| 8 | India | 28 |
| 9 | South Korea | 25 |
| 10 | Spain | 22 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESG performance | 135 |
| 2 | Chinese listed companies | 118 |
| 3 | corporate governance | 75 |
| 4 | financial constraints | 69 |
| 5 | green innovation | 66 |
| 6 | state-owned enterprises | 60 |
| 7 | ESG ratings | 51 |
| 8 | digital transformation | 38 |
| 9 | listed companies | 37 |
Most-cited papers#
| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,608 | 13.9 | ESG performance and firm value: The moderating role of disclosure | Global Finance Journal | 2017-03-09 | Ali M Fatemi, Martin Glaum, Stefanie Kaiser |
| 2 | 995 | 10.7 | A Stakeholder Theory Perspective on Business Models: Value Creation for Sustainability | Journal of Business Ethics | 2019-02-08 | Birte Freudenreich, Florian Lüdeke‐Freund, Stefan Schaltegger |
| 3 | 846 | 17.8 | Impact of ESG performance on firm value and profitability | Borsa Istanbul Review | 2022-11-17 | Mahmut Aydoğmuş, Güzhan Gülay, Korkmaz ERGUN |
| 4 | 806 | 9.8 | Barriers and drivers to sustainable business model innovation: Organization design and dynamic capabilities | Long Range Planning | 2019-12-16 | Nancy M. P. Bocken, Thijs Geradts |
| 5 | 622 | 6.2 | Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: An institutional approach to corporate engagement | Journal of International Business Policy | 2018-06-12 | Jan Anton van Zanten, Rob J.M. van Tulder |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “corporate sustainability”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-sustainability
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